Duel Commander | MU 073121 | Round 3: Livio/Tevesh vs Winota

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel & Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

  This deck focuses on controlling the board and generating card advantage through sacrifice and recursion mechanics. Tevesh Szat serves as a key engine to draw cards by sacrificing creatures, while Livio can protect combo pieces or provide incremental value. The deck aims to stabilize early and then assemble a combo or overwhelming board presence.

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  Winota, Joiner of Forces

  Winota’s deck is built around aggressive white creatures with non-human types that can be cheated into play when Winota deals combat damage to a player. The deck’s goal is to apply fast pressure and create an overwhelming board state quickly by triggering Winota’s ability multiple times in a single combat phase.

Gameplay Insights

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  Tevesh Szat’s sacrifice and card draw ability was crucial for maintaining resources and generating advantage against Winota’s aggressive onslaught.

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  Winota’s combat damage triggers forced the controlling player to carefully manage blockers to avoid multiple creatures entering the battlefield unexpectedly.

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  The tension between early aggression and midgame control shaped the flow of the match, highlighting the importance of timing when deploying board wipes or combo pieces.

Notable Cards

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  Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

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  Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel

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  Winota, Joiner of Forces

Gameplay Summary